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Portugal has launched an anti-counterfeiting website intended to educate the public about counterfeiting and provide an easy way to report counterfeit goods.

I know I need to register a brand before someone else does, but should I translate, transliterate or use a nick name?

The Court of Appeal of England & Wales has clarified what constitutes “making” a patent in a dispute over bulk containers that consist of two parts

In our article in last month's magazine, we reported on how Société des Produits Nestlé SA successfully obtained an ex parte injunction prohibiting the retail discounter Denner AG from selling and advertising coffee capsules compatible with Nestlé's Nespresso coffee machines which were similar in appearance to Nespresso coffee capsules. Nestlé's claims were based on a three-dimensional trade mark registration for the capsule shape, on a trade mark registration for the mark "What else?" and on unfair competition law.

The word Intel looks very attractive for a trade mark. It implies intelligence because the reader will easily guess the second part of the word, and it is read and pronounced easily. So sooner or later it was going to happen. A Russian company seemingly built a strong defence: it first assumed the name Comintel Ltd and later, registered the trade mark Comintel, No 259074 in Class 38 (TV broadcasting, cable TV, e-communication).

Over the past few years, the use of gift cards has become increasingly popular among both consumers and retailers in the US. For the consumer, a gift card is beneficial because it alleviates the purchaser of the burden of selecting a particular gift and enables the recipient to select their own gift at their discretion. Similarly, the gift card is advantageous to the retailer because it guarantees an upfront payment and the potential for new consumer-driven business.

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) launched the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Japanese Patent Office (JPO) in 2009. The PPH programme is aimed to share search and examination results between the respective patent offices to expedite grant of corresponding patents.

The IP survey consists of rankings of the leading firms practising intellectual property in each country, presented in tiers. The total number of firms listed in each jurisdiction varies according to the size of the market. The survey is not an exhaustive list of every firm in each jurisdiction; even firms listed in the lower tiers have been recommended by a number of practitioners and deserve congratulations on their inclusion.

In 2011, the IP Court judges will be separated into two grand panels: one for the first instance level and the other for the appellate level.

Since the recent implementation of new software, the Trade Marks Registry in Uganda has insisted that specifications of goods and services be worded exactly in accordance with the class headings as set out in the 9th edition of the International (Nice) Classification. As a result, acceptance notices have been issued requiring that specifications that deviate from the wording used in the Nice Classification be changed - before the application can proceed to advertisement.